000 CDUS43 KDMX 050712 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 110 AM CST MON DEC 5 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 16 1211 AM 67 1998 37 -21 52 MINIMUM 3 1159 PM -6 1886 21 -18 31 AVERAGE 10 29 -19 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.46 1973 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.21 -0.01 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.20 0.21 -0.01 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 27.29 33.60 -6.31 37.07 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.7 1897 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.4 0.8 3.6 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 4.4 0.8 3.6 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 8.7 5.7 3.0 1.1 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 55 35 20 23 MONTH TO DATE 199 139 60 115 SINCE DEC 1 199 139 60 115 SINCE JUL 1 1279 1439 -160 1196 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1329 1052 277 786 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 78 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 300 AM LOWEST 70 200 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 67 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -6 1886 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 5 2005......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 6 2005......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 19 1252 AM 71 1998 38 -19 54 MINIMUM 1R 1159 PM 1 1991 23 -22 29 AVERAGE 10 31 -21 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.30 1924 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.24 -0.24 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.00 0.24 -0.24 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 24.05 34.82 -10.77 34.24 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 2.6 1964 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.4 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 0.4 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 MM 2.8 MM 1.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 55 34 21 23 MONTH TO DATE 204 134 70 119 SINCE DEC 1 204 134 70 119 SINCE JUL 1 1346 1356 -10 1284 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1105 1088 17 667 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 95 1000 PM LOWEST 70 300 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 68 2001 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 2 1977 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 5 2005......SUNRISE 720 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST DECEMBER 6 2005......SUNRISE 721 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$